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abc 7 news. >> most notable part of this report is what's not in it. >> california senator dianne feinstein lashing out at the fbi's report into the kavanaugh sexual assault allegations, calling that report incomplete and saying the white house is to blame. good afternoon. thanks for joins. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. the white house said senate republicans are feeling vindicated today, saying the fbi's latest background check found no corroborating evidence of the allegations made by palo alto college professor christine blasey ford. >> well, the facts do not support the allegations levied at judge kavanaugh's character. instead, many of the fax actually support judge kavanaugh's strong, unequivocal denial. >> the senate inched closer to a decision on the nomion for a faln tund lel as shamefuls

by democrats. the report set thousand them packed the hart senate office building today. many were taken away by police. >> hey hey, ho ho, kavanaugh has got to go! >> kavanaugh's fate is now in the hands of four senators, three republicans and one democrat. republicans feel confident they have the votes after both maine's susan collins and arizona's jeff flake said the fbi investigation appears to have been very thorough. >> one of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's college roommates at yale university says he was not interviewed by the fbi. he came here to the abc 7 studios to share his experience with kavanaugh. here is abc 7 news anchor jessica castro. >> james roche was one of brett kavanaugh's college roommates at yale university in 1983. he dispute what's the supreme court nominee told a senate judicial committee last week.

roche says his strongest memory of kavanaugh his freshman year was his drinking. >> brett stood out for his drinking. people drank a lot then. i drank aaiamountthen.the other drank a fair amount then. but brett's drinking was unusual. >> roche was surprised to hear his former roommate testify he was a moderate drinker. >> i couldn't believe what i was hearing. i would be in that room and he would come down and he was slurring and he was yelling and making loud noises. yeah, very drunk. >> roche told abc 7 news he knew debbie ramirez, a fellow yale student who became the second woman to accuse kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. roche says he believes her allegations. >> i believe debbie, because i can't imagine debbie lying. it's just not who she was at that time. and i don't think it's who she is now. >> but roche points out he never personally saw kavanaugh become violent. >> no, i never saw him hit

anybody. i never saw himat a woman. i think that's important to say out loud. i don't know that he did or he didn't, but i never saw that. what i saw was a person who drank a lot and when he drank a lot he started to behave in a belligerent way. >> and check out this banner that was hanging on yerba buena island this morning. people driving into san francisco saw the large sign that said we believe survivors, an obvious reference to the kavanaugh controversy. the sign was removed a short time later. now let's head to abc 7 newts reporter chris nguyen who is live in palo alto where community reaction is very strong. chris? >> well, people on both sides are pretty upset with how all this played out. but here in palo alto, regardless of whatever happens with the vote, supporters of dr. blasey ford says she will be forever considered a hero. as many of us await the outcome of the brett kavanaugh vote, some residents in palo alto, the hometown of christine blasey

ford, say this is just the beginning of changes to come. >> no woman would come forward with this story and disrupt her entire life if it wasn't the truth and her civic duty. >> across the country, more than 1700 law professors have signed a letter urging the senate to deny judge kavanaugh's confirmation, saying he displayed a lack of judicil temperament during his hearing last week that would be disqualifying for the court. 21 are from santa clara's school of law. >> it's dangerous in our judicial system, because someone coming in and watching that judge will always wonder whether revenge or vengeance or retaliation will be part of that judge's thinking. >> with the fbi investigation now complete, some are now calling on the white house to release its directive to the agency so the public can know if the agents faced any restrictions when they started their investigation. palo alto mayor liz ness, herself a survivor of sexual

assault says this. >> it makes me wonder does the president really kinship with kavanaugh? does he see something perhaps similar in their own backgrounds? >> beyond a looming vote, a commitment from this community to ensure that all voices will be heard. >> the fight dpornts women's equality in this country, and getting more and more women in office is the way to do that. >> and tonight there is going to be a rally here at the intersection of el camino real and embarcadero road to support not only dr. blasey ford, but also survivors of sexual assault. it starts at:00 tonight. we're live in palo alto, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. back to you. >> all right, chris, thank you. dr. christine blasey ford is on the new "time" magazine cover. san francisco-based artist used her words last week to create her portrait. he drew each letter by hand. it's just the second time in

"time's" history they featured a portrait created by calligraphy. new details now on the problems with the salesforce transit center. emont re wl op a week from tomorrow. temporary shoring is being put in to relieve stress on the two cracked steel beams. the transit center opened in august. it's been closed since septemer 25th after the cracks were discovered. still no firm date for to it reopen. now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> all right. after a day that brought awes few sprinkles in the early morning hours we have some lingering clouds right now. as you can see on live doppler, a few pockets of moisture passing through the bay area. nothing hitting the ground at the moment, though down in the south bay and parts of the east bay, there is still that lingering chance. here is look at clouds over san francisco from our abc 7 exploratorium camera. lots of blue skies showing up there also. it's 65 in the city. 68 across the bay in oakland. low to mid-70s at mountain view,

san jose, mortgagan hill. the western sky with enough w 70s atcae,onrdanliveore.apaov. humidi will drop.th whe pa ou temperatures will drop a bit as well, leading more comfortablpattertup shortly. larry and ama. >> all right, thank you, spencer. nearly 2500 workers at some of san francisco's largest hotels are now on strike. >> if we don't get no contract -- >> we don't get no peace. >> this picket line went up before sunrise outside westin st. fran circumstances one ob of seven san francisco hotels owned by marriott. it included housemen, cooks and they've been working without a new contract since august and are demanding higher pay, better

workplace safety and job security. marriott says the strike is disappointing, but the hotels will remain open. 200 workers also walked hotn downtown san jose. members of the unite local 19 say they shouldn't have to work two or three jobs to make ends meet. un >> usats gngo he confron now. and they had to talk to us. >> fernandez says workers and union leaders understand innovation is inevitable, but he says those on strike deserve to know how marriott's decisions are going to impact their lives. a new state law hopes to create a conservatorship program focused on providing houses and social services for homeless people who really can't care for themselves. it seems hard to believe, but the homeless population in san francisco has actually dropped, according to lless census, there were 4,82 last

year. it says 7500. >> but for in the homeless problem appears to be growing. opponents say there aren't enough resources to care for those who want the assistance. abc 7 news reporter carlos salcedo is live at the civic center with the details. carlos? >> while we know homelessness is help themsels.elsness onan l the streets of san francisco have become a far too common sight, a dire situation city leaders say they're tackling head-on. >> i think it is a shame and a travesty for this city is that when people come to san francisco they see we do not take care of our sick people. >> city and county leaders including mayor london breed were at the community center this morning speaking on how their addressing chronic homelessness. one big help they say is a new law that creates conservatorship

for people with severe mental health and substance abuse disorders. >> we're not just trying to force someone into a situation. this is about helping people get healthy and stabilized. >> the law makes it easier for judges to allow a guardian or protector to make decisions foro making resns therent corip nesr peop wg addiction. >> the law requires government agencies to provide adequate housing and support services, already in short supply. one main reason is there aren't enough shelter beds. >> our big problem with this is that we don't have voluntary services available, and that we believe that people should have access to services that they want before they are forced into services. >> despite the challenges, city leaders say they're moving forward. and it is up to the board of

supervisors and the department of public health to implement this new program. now the mayor would not take questions from reporters after the event, but she did say in her opening remarks that the city plans on adding one thousand new shelter beds by the year 2020. caoslcedo, abc 7 news.francisco, >> carlos, thank you. we want to help make the bay area an even better place to live. every day we're tackling the biggest issues in our community. as san francisco tackles this conservatorship issue, tonight a look at how oakland is dealing with its own homeless issue, including efforts to get the homeless into new shed housing. and the question is does it really help the homeless? we want you to join in on this conversation. if there is a homeless issue where you live, use the lash tagg betterbayarea to tell us about it. maybe take a picture, take a video and share it with us. once we know about it we can try to do something about the problems. part of our ongoing commitment

to building a better bay area. >> you may have heard the thound russ sound already. oh, yeah, you knw that sound, and that sight. i saw them on my way in today. the blue angels are back. we're going get up close and personal with the pilots, and what you can expect to see this weekend. plus more, beef pulled off the shelf. this time the concern is salmonella, and the bigger

ah you probably heard them. hopefully you've seen them too.

ama was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse. i just heard the sound as i was driving over the bay bridge. what was that? abc 7 news was at san francisco city hall. we saw them soaring over the city as they get ready for their fleet week shows. there are three shows starting tomorrow at noon. >> eric thomas sat crissy field, one of the top spots for taking in the spectacles. hey, eric. >> larry, i don't know if you can hear that, but you can make out maybe the last echoes. they've just flown over above the clouds. so we can't quite see them now. we were told they were going to have a practice action at about 3:45. didn't see them. saw fat albert flying around. you just heard the roar go over. and people, they're not doing anything. they're waiting for the planes to fly over again. even before you see them, you know the blue angels are nearby. nothing sounds quite as impressive as a quartet of jet

fighters passing overhead. >> i think it's just stunning the precision and also the sound. >> it's exciting to hear them and to see them, and like you mentioned, the formation. so close proximity. >> how close? >> in the diamond, as close as 18 inches wing to canopy preparation. that's a lot of practice, a lot of work. it's a lot of trust. >> at 400 miles an hour, that's an understatement. lieutenant commander damon cruzu flies number two. he is a fremont native and is excited about performing in front of the home crowd. >> i grew up coming here, watching the blue angels almost every year from fort point. it was part of what inspired me to want to serve my country and fly navy air aircraft. >> these f/18 hornets are among the old nest the fleet and that requires extra maintenance. she helps keep them flying.

she remembers seeing them perform at 2010 fleet week and decided to join the navy shortly afterwards. >> being here is overwhelming to me. it brings me back. being here now seven, eight years later. it's an overwhelming experience. >> you know what brings me back? 14 years ago when i got to fly in the back seat of one of those. was there a cleanup involved afterwards? yes, a small one. breakfast was -- well, breakfast. but i tell you what, it's incredible to see these six guys flying around here at incredible speeds and doing what they do. it takes so much precision and so much practice. it's just a whole lot of fun. and that's what folks are going to have the next couple days, a whole lot of fun. >> and i know you're geeking out, this is right up your alley, more than the average person. >> loves planes. >> so we know crissy field is a great spot to watch it. but what are some of the other good places to see the blue angels? >> well, you know, earlier, when

they had sort of a fly-around to look at the landmarks around here we saw them pretty well from the embarcadero. but as a general rule, aquatic park is a great place. the hill above fort mason is a great place. but if you want to know the absolute best place to watch from, it is a boat out in the bay. if you don't have access to one of those place, crissy field, to the north of alcatraz, great viewing areas. >> find a friend with a nice yauchlt. >> yes. >> thank you, eric. >> that's great that spencer christian will be up in a second or two. fleet week kicks into high gear tomorrow. the ship parade at 11. and the blue angels, they generally are up and flying around 3:00 in the afternoon. also air shows at the same time saturday and sunday. just a sampling of what fleet week has to offer. you want the full list of events. there is a ton of stuff going on.

go to our website, abc7news.com. >> a lot of fun. a south bay nonprofit supported by colin kaepernick and kevin durant is getting a huge boost. >> the co-founder has won $625,000, one of 25 winners of the mcarthur foundation genius grants. kristen sze is here with that story. >> you first probably heard about d bug through colin kaepernick. he made it the first recipient of his $1 million pledge for organization working to support social justice. or maybe you heard it through the many times abc 7 news has interviewed its co-founder as part of local police interaction and criminal justice stories. he started debug in 2001 after noting that minorities are disproportionately arrested in san jose. since then he turned into it a reform movement that gives voice to low income people facing incarceration, while helping them with their own defense. >> we decided to be irreverent

to this idea that only lawyers can make changes in the courts. what we developed was a way to layer the criminal justice system with the power of community organizing. i the method is called participatory defense. families meet weekly to discuss their cases with pierce and experts. sometimes they win reduced sentence or even get their cases overturned. they now hold training workshops across the country. he is holding one in seattle where he told me he is humbled to be select as part of this group of 25 extraordinary individuals. he gets 625,000 dollars, over five years to spend however he sees fit. >> larry and ama? >> awesome. >> a natural transition from one genius to another. >> i like that. by the way, i don't have a yacht. i downsized. i just have a raft now. >> a dinghy. >> a dinghy. >> spencer's dinghy. >> here is a look at live doppler. the weather is getting clearer.

the skies are getting clearer despite the lingering clouds and flecks of moisture. camera looking at clouds over the bay. and these are our forecast features. it will be turning mostly clear overnight with bright blue skies for the blue angels tomorrow, and a sunny and warmer three-day weekend is coming our way. so fleet week weekend is going to be awesome. overnight, look for clouds sort of clearing out, so to speak. overnight lows will be quite a bit cooler than they have been of late. upper 40s in the north bay valleys. low to mid-50s just about everywhere else. we're going to feel that loss of the humidity that has been hanging around the last few days. tomorrow look for highs ranging from low 60s at the coast to mainly low 70s right around the bay shoreline. and we'll see upper 70s in the inland areas as skies will be mostly sunny. and that brings us to fleet week in san francisco this weekend. blue angels will be putting on the air show from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, saturday, and sunday under sunny skies

here in the city we'll see temperatures tomorrow in the mid-60s, upper 60s on saturday, and around 70 degrees on sunday. and the high temperature trend for bay area over the three-day weekend saturday, sunday and of course monday, columbus day, looks like this. we'll see a warming pattern with inland highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. right around the bay, we'll see some low 70s and some low to mid 60s on the coast. sunday, quite a bit warmer with mid 80s in the warmest inland locations, and some upper 70s around the bay shoreline and mid- to upper 60s on the coast. and that same pattern holds on monday, columbus day. virtually no change in that pattern. we'll see some mid 80s in the warmest inland spots. mid- to upper 70s around the bay and mid 60s on the coast. so here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it begins warming up, gets a little milder tomorrow. doesn't get very warm. just sunnier and dryer. the warming truly begins on saturday. and then as i mentioned, sunday and monday, pretty much the same

temperature range. mid-80s inland. upper 70s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. then it turns sharply cooler inland with little change on tuesday. tuesday, wednesday, don't look for highs above 80, about 75, 80 degrees. 75 to 78 degrees on tuesday and wednesday inland. and finally on thursday, temperatures will rise up to about 80 degrees again in our inland areas. looks like a great forecast, especially over the weekend there is a lot going on. fleet week and strictly bluegrass, all kinds of stuff. >> lots. >> thank you. >> okay. a special anniversary today for pier 39, and it's about more than just the sea lions outside the tourist attraction. october is bullying prevention month. coming up, the new technology that helps you track

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picture, theioopn oco. taking pictures. it is 40 years old today. >> about time, apparently. >> the sea lions don't seem too excited about the anniversary. the pier attract morse than 10 million visitors from all over the world every year. it's home to dozens of shops and restaurants as well as the aquarium at the bay and plenty of other attractions. a big birthday celebration is planned for saturday, october 13th. major change coming to thet. santa monica-based bird, their scooters, they say they will soon allow users to request to have one of their scooters delivered to your home or office. the scooters would be delivered by 8:00 in the morning, allowing a rider to use it throughout the day. no word on how much the service might be. bird was not one of the two companies granted a permit to operate in san francisco. good news for surfers. united airlines is wiping out its service fee on surfboards.

starting tonia on united will not have to pay the $150 to $200 service fee to check in a surfboard. this also applies to wake boards and paddle boards. a regular checked bag fee will apply. united says it's making the move to celebrate the new law passed officially making surfing california's official state sport. it also plans to donate $50,000 to an environmental nonprofit. the report is in, and it's finished. >> the fbi report did not corroborate any of the allegations against judge kavanaugh. >> but not everyone is satisfied with the investigation or the outcome. what both sides are saying today. and the accusations

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two cracked steel beams. it's expected to reopen next friday. abc world news tweeted that infghastday.vice member thindede e cwd od to theupme c over the nomination of brett kavanaugh. nearly 300 people were arrested after they went inside a senate building. the protests come as we inch closer to a final vote. abc news reporter kenneth moten is in washington, d.c. >> ama, one by one, we've been hearing from senators about this fbi report. reaction say long party lines, but we do know that most of the attention is on a handful of key senators who will likely decide the fate of judge brett kavanaugh. large protests against the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and demonstrating supporting him broke out in washington as senators spent the day reviewing the fbi report looking into allegations of sexual misconduct. >> the fbi report did not corroborate any of the

allegations against judge kavanaugh. >> it looks to be a product of an incomplete investigation. >> with strong partisan lines drawn on kavanaugh -- >> enough, enough already. let's vote. >> the whole thing is a sham. five days to do the investigation. >> potential swing voter, jeff flake and susan collins appear to be satisfied with the report. >> a very thorough and no new corroborative information came out. >> the report contains summaries from introduerviews and witness. democrats blasted the fact that judge kavanaugh, who has denied the allegations against him and his first accuser dr. christine blasey ford were not interviewed. >> why not tell the white house to green light the interview to interview these additional witnesses? >> the fbi has gotten all the -- all the permission they need in order to interview whoever they think is necessary. >> the white house confident the president's nominee will be confirmed. >> as we've talked to a number

of senators and will continue to do so until the vote takes place. >> and a vote could happen this weekend. attorneys for blasey ford sent a very angry letter to the fbi director christopher wray expressing disappointment, saying that she was prepared and ready to turn over medical records and other corroborating evidence. ama? >> and kenneth, a retired supreme court justice has commented on the kavanaugh hearings. what did he say? >> ama, quite incredible. we are hearing from 98-year-old former supreme court justice john paul stevens, a life-long republican who praised kavanaugh in the past, but he said he watched that confirmation hearing last week between christine blasey ford and judge kavanaugh, and he said that judge kavanaugh disqualified himself with the confrontational and partisan tone of that hearing. ama, he says that kavanaugh does not belong on the high court. >> very interesting. kenneth moten live from washington, d.c. thank you, kenneth. a small group of women took aim at a bay area financial

giant today, claiming his donations san francisco headquarters of charles schwab. they're angry at what they say are nearly $2 million in donations by schwab to republicans in light of the battle over supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> i feel the way survivors are being fwrietd the republican party is horrifying. i feel they are silencing the voices of women. they're disrespecting survivors. we had our president on national tv mocking dr. ford. >> the demonstrators called on schwab to drop all financial support for the republican party. in a statement to abc 7 news, charles schwab said in part we believe in every employee's right to contribute to the democratic process as they see fit in accordance with their own beliefs. our chairman's political activities are his own and separate from the charles schwab corporation and subsidiaries. accusing a russian intelligence unit of new

cybercrimes. the justice department unsealed a 41-page grand jury indictment that charges seven gru intelligence officer. they're accused of hacking into computers associated with 250 athletes and anti-doping sports organizations. >> russia cheated. they cheated. they got caught. they were banned from the olympics. they were mad, and they retaliated. and in retaliating, they broke the law. >> the indictment also accuses the russians of hacking organizations investigating russia's use of chemical weapons. the charges include computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and moneylaundering. now to the latest on the ricin scare. the fbi arrested the man they say mailed envelopes that were initially believed to contain the deadly poison to the pentagon and the white house. >> nobody was injured by the potential threat is being taken seriously. marci gonzalez with the latest developments.

>> this suspect now under arrest, accused of sending envelopes containing castor beans used to make the deadly poison ricin to president trump. defense secretary mattis, and the head of the navy, john richardson. the letters all intercepted before reaching their recipients. >> no wider threat to public safety exists at this time. as a pending matter, that's all we can say. >> william clyde allen iii who served in the navy from 1998 until 2000 now facing a threat of terrorism charge. federal agents in tactical gear swarming his home in logan, utah, north of salt lake city, led there in part according to an official familiar with the investigation by a return address found on one of the suspicious envelopes mailed to the white house and pentagon. >> these cases are usually easy to solve because people who put substances like this in the mail aren't very sophisticated. >> allen is being held without bond. he has not yet entered a plea.

marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. a judge has sentenced marion suge knight to 28 years in prison. today's sentence came nearly four years after the former rap mogul ran over and killed businessman terry carter outside a compton business stand. knight avoided a trial about to begin when he agreed two weeks ago to plead no contest to voluntary manslaughter and accept the sentence. it's been clearly one year since the devastating north bay wildfires. what some people are doing to try to cope with the issues they are still facing. and protecting your kids in this age of new media. the new app that lets you keep your eyes on what they're doing online. >> i'm spencer christian. no matter which way you look this afternoon, we see beautiful

teens and young adults say cyberbullying is a social problem. nearly 50% of young people and their parents agree, social media is having a mostly negative effect on the younger generation. mostly 3/4 of 15 to 26-year-olds polled say online bull leg and abuse is a serious problem for their pierce. the poll is conducted by the associated press and orc center for public research and mtv. there is a brand-new app to help parents. >> beckley worley has a closer look at how you can protect your

children. >>in gang diio parents are tryho help their ch dominado ddom navigate a new world dominated by technology. >> all of those social pressures are hidden in here. to stay involved parents need better tools. now a potential game changer, new apps entering the market to give parents more control and visibility into kids' phones. >> on your phone when you go into your app, you'll see every single app that your child has. should your child wander off online somewhere that we would deep inappropriate, you'll get an immediate alert on your phone. >> reporter: a psychotherapist and family counselor is also a paid spokesperson for an app called zift. it says parents can choose what material is blocked, things like pornography and violence, and what topics trigger an alert, telling them a conversation is needed with the child. also unique, curated articles on digital parents topics and a community space where parents can share pain points and occasionally stories of success. >> and it also allows you to

provide restrictions on your son or daughter's phone so you can very simply with the push of a button limit the amount of time per day that you want your child to be on the phone. >> all comes at a time made more difficult by the isolati aspects of digital devices. >> becky worley reporting there are even tools that let parents control how much screen time or shut some apps off. >> now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> starting with live doppler 7, we see lingering clouds around the bay area. it's mainly dry. there are a few specks of moisture. no precipitation reported at the moment. as we go into the nighttime. we see skies clearer and lower humidity. overnight lows will range from upper 40s in some of our inland valleys, especially up in the north bay, to low and mid-50s in most southern locations.tomorro. ma few houds will highs will rangero l 60s ae coa

shoreline. and ourinland areas, looking sh. for highs in the upper 70, almost 80, but not quite. and we've got a lot going on this weekend. among those items this weekend you might want to take advantage of, hardly strictly bluegrass in golden gate park. three days of it tomorrow through the weekend. we'll have sunny skies in san francisco through the three-day period with highs 64 tomorrow. 66 on saturday. to 69 on sunday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's going to warm up nicely in most locations over the weekend, especially inland where we'll see some mid-80s through monday which is columbus day. but temperatures will drop off rather sharply as we get a little cooling next week. looking good. >> thanks, spencer. you have a taste for precious metal chicken? a meal worthy of royalty. a salmonella scare is forcing millions of pounds of

con talking about 6.5 milli pounds.

>> 7 on your side's michael finney is here to tell us exactly what you need to know. >> amazing amount. >> that's a lot. >> the recall is by an arizona-based company over concerns the raw beef products may be contaminated with salmonella. jbs tolleson distributed the products worldwide. 57 consumers from 16 different states reported becoming sick between august and september. the beef was sold at walmart and sam's club stores under names including walmart cedar river farms and showcase. i have details on all the products included in the recall if you want to check it out. go to our website, abc 7 news.com. gas prices are nearing their highest levels in four years. up about 6 cents in the past month, topping $2.90 a gallon. nowhere near here, of course, because so much higher in california due to taxes and cleaner burning fuel requirements and less competition. experts say prices are up

because strengthening global economies and international politics have boosted oil prices. holiday retail sales are expected to increase more than forecasts at least $717 billion in sales this year. the nrf says it believes the holiday season will continue to reflect the growth it has seen over the past year. despite concerns about the impacts of an escalating trade war. last year holiday sales excluding cars, gas and restaurants total in order than $687 billion. jcpenney is looking to hire about 39,000 associates across the country. this is ahead of the holidays. that includes about 600 jobs right here in the bay area. jcpenney is holding a national hiring event at its stores on tuesday, october 16th. if you're looking for a job, there are locations in antioch, , ncord, daly city,ar

and san jose. doing pretty good this year. all higher. >> i was surprised when i saw jcpenney. you think of the traditional mall stores kind of having a hard time. >> they are. not this season, i guess. >> excellent. thank you, michael. >> sure. film, fundraisers a can forget fleet week. there sta lot going on in the bay area. >> jessica castro from abc 7 mornings has your weekend plans covered. >> the dog days of summer may be over, but this weekend you can help a furry friend, catch an amazing movie or see a show in the skieses. there is plenty to do. the 41st annual mill valley film festival starts this week. the festival runs october 4th through the 14th. enjoy a huge variety of movies at the internationally acclaimed event. general admission starts at $16.50. kids are 8 bucks. on saturday, singer emmylou harris will headline bumper's ball 2. thsenn fundraiser for rocket dog rescue. all the proceeds will go towards

helping save hundreds of dogs and getting them 2011 to save homeless and abandoned dogs that crowded shelters who faced euthanasia. tickets are $100. the concert starts at 7:00 p.m. who can forget fleet week? the air show is this weekend. you'll likely be able to see and hear the blue angels from every spot on the waterfront, but there are several organized events like a barbecue hosted by urban division or boat charters like the red white and blue fleet offering special water excursions to see the air show. and if you are a dog lover, check out the fleet week k-9 heroes. the first division marine band will play and see demonstrations by dogs trained in urban search and rescue and much more. have a great weekend. i'm jessica castro, abc 7ws n t chicn, yes. chicken. >> isn't that supposed to be a goose? >>, no it's a chicken.

popeyes has introduced boneless wings dunked in champagne, i'm listening, slathered with 24 karat -- >> what? >> -- edible batter. it's not 24 karat real gold. just the color -- it is real gold? i don't know. anyway like the precious metal, the golden chicken is not easy to come by. it's only available today at four locations. you're fortunate in you're in anaheim right now watching us screening. elizabeth, new jersey, new york city and new orleans. popeyes says the bullion battered bird might become available in more locations in the future if demand is high. >> sounds hard to digest to me. >> nice. forget taco tuesday. it's all about taco thursday this week in the honor of national taco day. that means one thing. free tack koerks of course, and it's not too late to get your hands on one. del taco is offering buy one, get one for the shredded beef soft taco. you will need a digital coupon

from its website. taco bell is offering a gift set for $5. you can have crunchy, a fiery, a cool ranch and a nacho cheese doritos taco. >> oh, my. >> that's not all. for more deals head to abc7news.com. >> a lot of food news here. >> definitely. you've seen the pictures. devastate in the north bay wildfires. some people still suffering from the trauma have found an outlet. we'll tell you what they're doing. kristen is here ahead with abc 7 news at 5:00. >> thanks, guys. new at 5:00, san francisco's unprecedented step to target high-rises vulnerable in an earthquake. plus -- >> people say they feel nausea inside your cars. >> does your car smell bad? figuring out the problem before your mechanic has to step in. and the whales that couldn't kn thosestories and you could generate your own energy, at home.

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rebuilding, and more than a few will say this is not the hardest part. >> it's just the matter of ordering all the right stuff and having the right guys. >> but for anyone who lost a loved one or a house in the firestorm, there are no mental blueprints. >> yeah, i locked the door. it wasn't there the next time i went, which was the next day. >> just realizing that the most important things in your life are gone. >> breathing and relax iing. >> they are lived with pain and recounting. today in a yoga class offered by health care foundation northern sonoma county. ceo debbie mason said the nonprofit found a need in helping firefighters deal with post traumatic stress. >> we've put together yoga. we put together drop-in counseling sessions. we've train in order than 300 mental health profesionals on skills for psychological recovery. >> after the fire, many survivors describe delay aid wariness of their ainge zierts tempers or just plain mental

fogginess. what happened in a few hours may take years to get over. the trauma is physical. the yoga? >> it felt like there was some kind of actual release, like i had let go of that stuff. >> it's just taking that time to do something besides fire stuff. >> no, we building is never easy. not the outside part and especially the inner. >> you know, i think it's just trying to put the pieces back together to a certain degree for sure. >> in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> now, if you're a fire victim who is still dealing with mental stress and think you might need some help, the health care foundation has a website. you can find a link at abc7news.com. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, we'll take you inside some cottages being built in sonoma to help meet the critical housing needs one year after the 2017 wildfires. what makes these tiny homes so different. and monday marks one year since the north bay fires. all day long abc 7 news will have special coverage to mark the anniversary here on tv and

online. all right. that will do it for now. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry diehl. >> i'm ama dates. abc 7 news at five:00 starts right now. >> the number is about 60 or 70. >> he is talking about the number of skyscrapers getting a second look. they could be on very shaky ground in the next earthquake. eye osores in oakland. you're looking at a city program that's working the way it's suppose to. plus -- >> an 11th hour anti-kavanaugh protest trying to blunt new optimism the nomination will go through as a bay area mayor questions the role of president trump. >> it makes me wonder does this president really feel a with kavanaugh? >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> downtown san francisco is booming as you know, but for all of the tech money fueling the

construction, it's a nervous time for city builders. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. building in san francisco is hard enough, even without the threat of a major earthquake. >> it's been two years since the centerpiece of the downtown started sink. then a month ago a window cracked in the millennium tower which this week experts said was unrelated to any movement in the building. >> last week the $2 billion salesforce transit center was shut down because cracks were found in two steel beams. installation on the shoring to take pressure off them began today. >> also today the city opened a new front on seismic safety. it's an unprecedented inventory of the tallest buildings with an eye towards fixing them before potential disaster in an earthquake. >> more now from abc 7 reporter melanie woodrow. melanie? >> kristen and dan, you can see a lot of the tall buildings behind me. this is a study that was commissioned by the late mayor ed lee, and it looks

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